Welcome to Curriculum Night August 8, 2016 Mrs. Bise Ms. Harris Mrs. Messina

Schedule Block 1 8:45-10:15 Block 2 10:15-11:45 Lunch 11:50-12:30 Special 12:30- 1:15 Block 3 1:15- 2:45 RTI (Response to Intervention) 2:45-3:30

Reading – Mrs. Messina AZ College and Career Readiness Standards Weekly Story New Vocabulary Preview / Prediction / Purpose Comprehension of Various genre: historical fiction, realistic fiction, plays, informational non-fiction, tall tales and more. Skills Practice Weekly Test & Written Response to Literature

Writing – Mrs. Messina AZ College and Career Readiness Standards Grammar Poetry Narratives Research Informative/Explanatory Literary Analysis

Math – Mrs. Bise 90 minute block AZ College and Career Readiness Standards Eureka Math Small group instruction Review games Fact practice Topic quizzes as well as mid and end module assessments

Social Studies – Ms. Harris Arizona History Famous People Geography Regions Map Skills Graphs & Charts Research

Science – Ms. Harris Science Investigations (FOSS) Weather Water Magnetism Electricity Environments Landforms Science Night

Homework Unfinished Classwork Nightly Math Practice Test Preparation

Take Home Weekly Folders Flyers Graded papers Parents remove graded work and return empty folder with child next day

PowerSchools Grades updated weekly Missing assignments posted Always know your child’s grades by frequently monitoring your child’s progress

Field Trips We hope to go on two or more field trips this school year. Possible field trips may be: Arizona State Capitol Museum Disney Nature Movie

Report Card Academic Grades Content Standards with Performance Levels on backside

Thank you! Thank you for attending Curriculum Night. We look forward to partnering with you this school year and are excited to work with your 4th grader! Go Geckos!